not cool enough

[dave_h]

Fridge /freezer problem .Fridge not cooling -freezer getting cold ,but not cold enough ,even on fast freeze (from off).Temperature in freezer might be normalfor fidge ,even on max .Thermostat ?
Hotpoint Iced Diamond RFA52( taken fron front ,not plate)
Edit to add- sounds as if something running ,but when switched
off doesen’t come back on when switched on .No sign of stat noise.
Edit/edit – five minutes later ,after switchinh on -it’s running again .

[kwatt]

Re: not cool enough

Sounds like a refrigerant fault or compressor unless any of the guys knows of any odd quirks on these machines.

K.

[dave_h]

Re: not cool enough

Thanks K-so unless anyone knows of odies on his one ,looks like it’s a throw away job . no loss it was one our daughter gave us when the Kelvinator starte playing up an getting near Xmas ,we thought it might give us some extra space .

[spimps]

Re: not cool enough

If you switch off a thermostat on a self defroster it wont cycle back on immediately until temperture rises to its normal switch back on temp,it’s because of the wider differential, these stats are set to so they allow the defrost to take place.
It is bad practice to switch off and then straight back on again,because,the compressor builds up pressure in order to effect refigeration, by switching straight back on the system pressure cant equalize so you are asking the compressor to start against the pressure causing overload which can cause the motor protector to operate.Domestic system don’t generally use capoacitor assisted start relays so dont cope well with switching on and off.
It,s programmed in to most electronic controlled ones so that they always delay compressor start to aloow the equalisation of the system pressure.
KW is correct,difficult to be accurate when not hands on but sounds past repair.
BG

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